Ten Questions for Jerry Brown
Tomorrow, Jerry Brown will deliver his 15th and final State of the State Address. It’s too bad California legislators can’t ask questions like our counterparts in the United Kingdom, who query their head of government during “Prime Minister’s Questions.” If we could, here are 10 questions I’d ask Governor Brown: 1.) You recently chided […]
Divestment Hurts Pensioners, not Fossil Fuel Companies
This week, members of the San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System (SFERS) Board of Directors will be faced with the decision on whether to uphold their fiduciary obligation to the city employees or to succumb to the ill-advised divestment rhetoric being pushed by biased politicians and fringe groups. Last year, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors […]
Jerry Brown’s Big Idea for Upskilling Workers
What to make of an online community college enabling working adults to upskill and keep up with technology, as well as to enable low wage workers to advance in career ladders? This past week, California newspapers trumpeted Governor Jerry Brown’s announcement of a large-scale online community college initiative aimed at achieving these goals. Open to all, the […]
So Very Jerry: Can you decode the governor’s speeches?
Speech, someone quasi-famously said, is the mirror of the soul. Wait—you don’t recognize that observation made by the ancient Roman scribe Publilius Syrus? Bet your governor would. This week Jerry Brown delivers his 16th annual State of the State address—a record unparalleled by any governor in California history. If true to form, his speech will […]